Tamashi, Blossom, Luki, Mimi, and Arai where traveling through the woods. Arai, after he heard the prophecy, he decided he wanted to help, Muzumi allowed him to come and promised to cover for him. "So, anyone have an idea on where to start?" Blossom asked, turning her head to look back at the group. "Well, the Azrail guy, if were looking for an angel of death, I'd say the animal realm or the dead realm." Luki said. "We can rule out the animal realm, there is no angels of death, only risen demons, and there only the royal family." Mimi said.
"You seem to know a lot about the royal family, you talk a lot about them." Arai pointed out, looking at Mimi. Mimi just glared at him. "Mimi's mom and dad
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are queen Rose and king Thorn, the parents to the royal family, and the worst villains of the animal realm, she was born and raised in the void and has never meant her siblings." Luki said, putting a hand on Mimi's shoulder. Blossom looked away, whatever the group said next did not concern her, this "Azrail" was in the dead realm, and they needed a way to get in without dying in the process.
"Ashi!" Blossom called. Tamashi walked over to her sister, "what Blossom?" she asked. "We need someone to act as a ghost so we can enter the dead realm, can you transform?" Blossom said, turning her head to her sister. "Blossom, I can't transform unless I know exactly what they look like." Tamashi answered, looking at her sister sadly.
"Wait here" Blossom said, sneaking off into a nearby bush. If Tamashi needed a ghost to transform, Blossom would have to knock one out and bring it to her…the only problem is, how do you knock out a ghost? Blossom was trying to think of some way when he saw a young boy walking over to the portal of the dead realm and talk to the guard. He must be a physical ghost. Blossom thought.
A physical ghost was a person who died, came back, but still had their physical body. Upon looking at the boy, she realized he had pure white skin, like a vampire, he also had black hair with little white streaks running through it, and finally…he wore a mask to cover his eyes. The boy suddenly knocked out the guard and looked at the bush Blossom was in. "you going to come out or…?" The boy asked, still staring at the bush.
"How did you-…" Blossom said while standing up. "I'm a ghost. I can sense human entities." The boy said. "Right, forgot about that." Blossom rubbed her neck, a nervous tick that ran in her family. "Now go get your friends, I'll get you guys' in." The boy said.
"Alright." Blossom started to walk away but stopped. "Hey…what's your name?" she added. "Call me Az." Az looked at Blossom. "No, I want your real name." Blossom said.
Az stayed silent for a moment before turning away, Blossom just sighed and walked away. "Alright I got us a way in." Blossom said once she arrived. "What?
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How" Luki asked, eying Blossom. "I'll explain on the way, now come on." Blossom turned around and walked off, soon followed by the others.
As they walked, Blossom explains how she meant Az while trying the find a way for them to sneak in. Soon, they arrived back at the portal, and when they did Tamashi walked over to Az. "Hello, I'm Tamashi Seto." Tamashi said, in her normal happy tone. "You've already meant my sister, Blossom, and the others are Mimi, Luki, and Arai." Tamashi looked back to the group.
"Me, my sister, and Arai come from the hero realm. Mimi and Luki come from the void." Tamashi said the last part a bit warily. "Nice to meet you all, I'm Az." Az nodded, a gesture meaning he took note of the wariness in Tamashi's voice and understood why it was there. "What's with your mask?" Luki asked. Mimi elbowed her.
"Excuse my friend, she doesn't know what she says is rude." Mimi said, bowing her head in an apology. "It's fine, now then. Let's head in, shall we?" Az said while gesturing towards the portal to the dead realm. Az turned and walked into the portal followed by Tamashi, Blossom, Mimi, and finally Luki. The realm they entered was almost the polar opposite of the Hero Realm.
The Hero Realm was a place of huge cities, beautiful views, hundreds of animals, and clear skies…the Dead Realm however…the Dead Realm's only town in sight was a small, old, village, the only place you'd get a good view was a tall mountain in the distance, but even there you might not, with how many clouds were up there…there was no way you'd be able to see, the skies were black and grey, with dark grey clouds that stretched as far as the human eye could see, and the only animal was the sound of crickets coming from a deep forest with huge oak trees and as much fog as clouds in the sky.
"Is your home in that town?" Tamashi asked. Even if Tamashi was trying her best to hide it, Blossom could hear the fear in her sister's voice, and she didn't blame her. This place was creepy with a side of death and a class of paranormal to wash it all down. "No, it's in there." Az said.
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With a tinge of horror, Blossom realized that Az's finger was pointing to the thick forest next to the town. "I'm getting horror movie vibes here." Luki said while turning her sights from Az to the forest. "Trust me, Slender man forest is a horror movie." Az said. Az started off towards the forest, leaving the others staring at him.
"What are you guys waiting for? If we want to find the people, we're looking for we have no choice but to follow him." It was Mimi. Blossom knew that Mimi was dedicated to this mission, the unspeakable evil had caused her to be the blank girl she is now. Blossom just looked at Mimi, how could someone hurt a girl like her? What had she been like before?
Why did her family use her? Who is the rest of her family? Most importantly, what did she know about Luki that the others didn't. blossom could see it, the look in her eyes when she stared at Luki, it was pure hatred.
Every time Luki gave them a bit of information, or offered to help, Mimi would shut up all together, expect of course, when Luki said something rude. It puzzled Blossom, but she had a feeling, Luki is not who she says she is. "I agree with Mimi, if we want to find these people, we should follow him." Luki said and Mimi gave Luki that look again. "I agree." There was a hint of venom in Blossoms voice as she spoke.
"Tamashi?" Luki said, turning her head to look at Tamashi. Everyone copied Luki's movement. Blossom could tell by the look on Tamashi's face, she was terrified. And Blossom knew exactly why.
Flashback (tamashi's Pov)…..
The night was pitch black. Fog covered the forest, making it almost impossible to see, rain poured down. Footsteps of a single, barefoot person caused dead leaves to crunch and fly up in the air. About five minutes after that, the sound of at least twenty others did the same.
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They were onto me. I gripped my rabbit plushy, Mr. Hopps, tight against my chest. My black hair flew wildly behind me, with the little white strands showing. Those white strands, the reason they're after me.
I have solid black hair, besides a few little sections of white. I knew dark magic. And every time I used it a strand of my hair became white, the more powerful the magic, the more strands that changed. "Catch the witch!" "Burn her to the ground!" "Cursed demon!" they yelled. I'm not wanted in this world. Well, not in theirs at least.
I took in everything around me, fog. Fog…that was all I could see. It was like I've went blind; all I could do was listen. Sure, I knew magic that could clear the fog, but if I did that, they would be able to see me too.
I woke from the flashback. Some witch I am. Right now, I'm tied to a pole, a giant fire under me, and Mr. Hopps was the starter flame. I just stared at him, burning like paper in the fire.
I didn't cry anymore, even if I did, I couldn't. The heat from the fire had dried up my tear ducts, I had been sitting there for two days, just slowly burning as people walked on by, my dark magic the only thing keeping me alive. This world I live in is a world of horror. The Magic Realm. Or it used to be magic, now it was full of people that wanted to rid the world of magic.
Mr. Hopps was completely burned now. My time ran out, so much for mom's old saying. "Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all the darkness." Is what she had said. There was no light there.
Not for me at least. Back in the forest, the thick fog blinded me, until they reached me, and attacked me. Then I really was blind. The only time I could see, was in pitch black, only because a spell I did, it makes it so the blind could see when in pitch black or really dark places.
You might wonder how that works. Well basically it gives blind people incredible night vision. But what did sight matter if I was going to die now? While looking at the people walking past me, I wanted to scream at them.
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How could they stand there and watch a 6-year-old girl be burned slowly? As I was about to scream, a loud bang echoed. A ringing grew in my ears, the pole I was on had been knocked over. I may be blind, but I knew a missile had just been fired.
I heard chaos grow, then, a voice. It sounded like another girl, around my age. "Are you ok?" the girl had said. I didn't respond. "I know you're not dead, and we need to go. This realm is being destroyed." I felt my ropes fall off my wrist and ankles and felt myself being pulled up.
As we walked, I kept my head down. "What's your name?" the girl asked, clearly trying to start the conversation. "Tamashi Shīkā." I answered, waiting for the familiar question. "Soul Seeker?" there it was.
I had been asked questions just like this so many times. Somehow, it always leads to my magic. "Souls are the source of magic in this world, a soul seeker is a person that seeks to improve others soul's and their own to improve their magic." I answered her. "That's cool." A cold wind brushed over me.
"Did we just go through a portal?" I felt my face morph into a confused expression. "Yep, and now. We are in the Hero Realm." The girl said. The Hero Realm. I had heard much about this place, a world where magic was considered normal.
"By the way, I'm Blossom Seto." Blossom was smiling, I could tell by the warmth coming from her soul. "You have a pure soul, why would you protect me, a shaded soul?" I asked. Blossom pulled me into a hug. "That's what heroes do. And I promise, I'll always protect you, little Shīkā." Blossom said.
I froze for a moment, no one's ever promised me anything, let alone to protect me. "Thank you, young Sakura tree." I said, hugging her back. Then, she led me away.
End flashback…
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Blossom looked at Tamashi with an understanding look. Tamashi gazed right at her and sighed, "ok, let's go." She finally said. The others started walking off after Az, but Blossom stayed back and grabbed her sister's hand. Tamashi looked at her, a strong fear in her eyes.
"I promise, I'll always protect you little Shīkā." She put her forehead to her sisters, only moving away to guide her into the forest after she heard her sigh. When they caught up, Mimi eyed them, and Blossom nodded towards Tamashi. Mimi looked shocked for a second, then nodded and walked further ahead to give the sisters space. "Did you sense that Ashi?" Blossom asked with a smile on her face.
"Mimi showed emotion," Tamashi sighed "yes I sensed it." Tamashi smiled too. Blossom gave a little giggle, "you act as though you're her mom." she said, looking at her sister. When Tamashi didn't respond, Blossom just looked at her. "You want to adopt her don't you Ashi." She said.
"I'm not a legal adult yet, but when I am. Yes, I want to." Tamashi was looking at Mimi, she was at the head of the group, having a conversation with Az. Blossom nodded slowly, "So, do you have a father for her yet?" she asked. Tamashi turned red. "Of course not!" she yelled. "By the look on your face, you're lying to me." Blossom said, nudging her sister.
Tamashi sighed. "There is someone, from the Animal Realm." Tamashi said while rubbing the back of her neck. "Name?" Blossom asked her sister bluntly. "Shade, there a demon in the royal guard." Tamashi explained looking at her sister.
Blossom was about to say something, when they all stopped in their tracks. Footsteps. Like they were being chased. Blossom looked at Tamashi, pure fear shone on her face.
Mimi, Luki, and Az turned around. The fog grew thicker, Blossom knew that this realm was dark enough for Tamashi to now see, she also knew, this was causing a rush of memories. Seconds later, Luki and been cut on the back of the
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neck with a dagger and fell to the ground. "Luki!" Mimi yelled, crouching down beside her.
Blossom looked around, summoning her fire. "Someone's here! We need to," before Blossom could finish, she felt a cold chain wrap around her neck. Daggers were thrown at Az, pinning him to a tree. Blossom turned her head to look at Tamashi.
"Run Ashi!" she yelled. Tamashi backed away from the group slowly, before running away. Tamashi raced through the forest, the fog grew thicker, footsteps sounded behind her, throwing leaves into the air. Tears ran down her face.
As she ran, she wiped her eyes, trying to hide the tears. Suddenly, Tamashi ran into something. Something large and scaly. "Kisiki!" Tamashi yelled and hugged the dragon's chest. "But if you're here than," Tamashi looked around franticly.
"Where here to!" rocky yelled, from the top of Kisiki. (Side character profile. Name: rocky Chi. Age/Gender: 5, female. Looks: medium light brown hair and gentle hazel eyes, light brown skin with black spots and lines going up her arms, small wolf ears and tail. Power: earth manipulation, she can control earth (as in rocks, dirt, etc.) and has extreme strength.) "Hey, don't forget me!" Tide called out, climbing over Rocky. (Side character profile. Name: Tide Chi. Age/Gender: 5, female. Looks: long silver hair and bright blue eyes, blue spots and lines going up her arms. Power: water manipulation, she can produce water from thin air, or control small currents.)
"Don't forget US." Breeze corrected her sister. (Side character profile. Name: Breeze Chi. Age/Gender: 5, female. Looks: short white hair and snow-white eyes (blind), white spots and lines going up her arms. Power: air manipulation, she can produce large gusts of wind or control the direction of which wind blows.) suddenly Tamashi jumped. "We need to go, there still after me!" Tamashi said.
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Kisiki nodded and lowered her wings, almost causing the triplets to fall off the dragon. Tamashi climbed up Kisiki's wing and pulled the triplets up just before kisiki took off. "Why are you girls out by yourself, let alone in the dead realm?" Tamashi asked, looking back from steering Kisiki. "Pfft, we're not alone!" Rocky said.
"Then who's with you?" Tamashi asked, turning her head back. Tamashi felt warm arms wrap around her, and someone lay their head on her shoulder. "I'm with them." A voice said. Tamashi sighed, "Shade." She smiled; Shade smiled.